Variable composition of the internal and external branches of the accessory nerve

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 97-101

  Liu, Hong Fu ^a   Won, Hyung Sun ^a   Chung, In Hyuk ^a   Oh, Chang Seok ^b   Kim, In Beom ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

accessory nerve; cranial root; external branch; internal branch; spinal root; vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY ONTOLOGY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; EXTERNAL BRANCH OF THE ACCESSORY NERVE; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL BRANCH OF THE ACCESSORY NERVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ROOT; VAGUS NERVE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCESSORY NERVE; CRANIAL ROOT; EXTERNAL BRANCH; INTERNAL BRANCH; SPINAL ROOT; VAGUS NERVE;

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84890802075     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.22308     Document Type: Article

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